Madam Speaker, the company of the disgraced member for Edmonton Centre applied fraudulently for two government contracts, representing itself as a wholly indigenous-owned company when that was not true, in a disgraceful effort to steal contracts from legitimate indigenous businesses.
The Prime Minister was aware that the minister did that, yet for days he defended him. It was only when the Edmonton Police announced it was launching a criminal investigation that the minister was finally bounced from cabinet. What does that say about the low ethical standards set by the Prime Minister? Could his reluctance to fire the member for Edmonton Centre from cabinet have anything to do with the fact that, like the member for Edmonton Centre, the Prime Minister is a cultural appropriator?